Creating a point of contact with Cheongpung Guild was not difficult.
"Nice to meet you. I am Baek Seo-yeon." "Nice to meet you. I am Lee Si-woo."
When I contacted the Cheongpung Guild side, the third daughter Baek Seo-yeon came out. Cheongpung Guild created by Baek Han-yeol. And there are 6 children under Baek Han-yeol. Unfortunately, the eldest son Baek I-hyeon could not awaken mana, so he is in charge of administration and finance as the Vice Guild Master. The second son Baek Su-hyeon under him is practically treated as the successor and holds the position of General Manager. The person right under him is Baek Seo-yeon, who just shook hands with me.
'Cheongpung is also paying attention to me.'
It shows they don't treat me as some nobody.
'From Cheongpung, spearmanship... I'll learn it unconditionally.'
Especially since Cheongpung Guild has their own unique spearmanship, learning it will definitely be good.
'Golden Arrow Guild didn't have a special separate archery style so the skill was registered as [Beginner Archery Mastery] but....'
Here, wouldn't the skill be registered as [Cheongpung Spearmanship], or something like that?
"Please follow me." "Yes."
'Well... they won't teach their secret Cheongpung Spearmanship from the beginning though.'
Still, wouldn't learning spearmanship from experts among experts be the best opportunity?
"Now, this is the pride of our Cheongpung Guild, the Martial Arts Hall." "Ooh...." "Unlike the name... it's quite modern, right?" "Yes, indeed."
Unlike the old-fashioned name 'Martial Arts Hall', it is a place full of cutting-edge facilities.
"This is a room with motion detection sensors. While training here, you can correct each and every action through 3D simulation." "That's good. It's a much better facility than what's at KAMC?" "Haha, right? Next, here is...."
"Seo Ha-yeon is interested?" "Yes, it seems Golden Arrow Guild will actively set out to recruit him." "Ugh... I couldn't go to the scene personally back then so I can't evaluate... Ugh...."
Last time, the appearance of an unregistered monster that shocked not only Korea but the whole world. The incident that happened at Yeongdeungpo Times Square was recorded as a disaster, resulting in over 400 deaths. Of course, damage didn't grow larger due to quick response, and experts actually said damage was small compared to the monster's danger level, but....
"The number one contributor to that situation was just a mere KAMC combatant."
Moreover, as if proving it wasn't just luck, active courtship from Golden Arrow Guild was continuing.
"Is the information certain?" "Yes, I heard it from the informant inside KAMC as well. They say he is continuously updating records at the training center." "100% re-awakening." "Yes, the analysis team is speculating that too. No, they are 99% certain." "What ability did he re-awaken?" "That hasn't been grasped well yet but… my guess is that it's probably an ability related to handling weapons." "Weapons? It doesn't matter what weapon?" "Yes, General Manager." "Ho...." "It appears he is learning archery at Golden Arrow Guild." "That side is really active."
'Saying she would make the 3 Great Guild system into a 4 Great Guild system... she cares about each and every talent personally.'
"Shall we step up from our side too?" "We should. Even though Seo Ha-yeon is annoying, her eye for people is certain." "Understood." "I heard he contacted our guild, for what matter did he contact us?" "That is...." "???"
Baek Seo-yeon was baffled by the secretary's following words.
"He said he wants to learn spearmanship...." "Eh?"
Spearmanship. Spearmanship. If he wants to learn, couldn't he just register at a spearmanship dojo near his house?
"Why on earth... Aha, that's it."
Most likely Lee Si-woo is....
"He's going guild shopping." "Yes, that is my thought as well."
Guild shopping. The act of going around looking for a guild to recruit oneself. More precisely....
'Believing in one's ability, it's the act of visiting guilds saying "Pick me since I'm an Awakened with such good abilities".'
One cannot do guild shopping with mediocre abilities.
"As expected, he awakened a good ability. No mistake." "Then what should we do?" "Tell him to set a date. And... I will teach spearmanship personally."
'Since Seo Ha-yeon taught archery personally... I should go out personally too.'
"You personally, General Manager?" "Yeah, me personally."
"Good. Then shall we warm up and start right away?" "Yes, sounds good."
After warming up for a while, spearmanship lessons began.
"Now, let's start with this wooden staff first."
Whish―. Snatch―.
"Your reflexes are good. I threw it to check your reflexes." "Ahaha, the skill I awakened is [Agility]." "Oho, is that so? Then shall we see if your learning is fast too?"
Woosh woosh―. Whish―.
"Now, let's do the basics first. Ran, Na, Chal. You've heard of them, right?" "Yes, I know them as the basics of spearmanship."
Ran (拦), block outward by rotating the spear. Na (拿), press down by pulling the spear inward. Chal (扎), counterattack by thrusting the spear. Rotate, push away, and thrust. The most basic form of handling a spear. And Cheongpung Spearmanship adds various movements to that. And those movements are....
"Techniques containing the flow of wind."
As expected, since the Guild Master is someone who awakened wind mana, the spearmanship is bound to have such characteristics....
[Beginner Spearmanship Mastery Lv.2: You handle spears more proficiently. Attack speed and damage become stronger.]
'It's a shame I didn't awaken mana so....'
Acquisition of Cheongpung Spearmanship failed. Still, [Beginner Spearmanship Mastery] skill level rose to 2 quickly, so it is a gain. And....
'Cheongpung Guild also wants me.'
A strong conviction arose.
'From Cheongpung Guild, Baek Seo-yeon came out personally.'
Baek Seo-yeon is a next-generation prospect fighting for the successor position.
'She probably wants to secure even one more talent to occupy an advantageous position in the fight for the successor seat.'
"Shall we stop here for today?" "Yes, you must have been busy, thank you for coming out personally." "Haha, this much isn't enough as repayment for what Mr. Lee Si-woo did in Yeongdeungpo. We arrived late at the scene so I thought the damage would be huge but...." "It's luck. Luck." "That luck is also skill. Anyway... thank you very much for back then. If the damage had grown bigger, there was a high possibility that responsibility would fall on the guilds that arrived late at the scene, but thanks to you...." "Not at all. You didn't come late without reason... similar incidents happened elsewhere so you were late handling those. I understand."
It was a time when abnormal phenomena occurred simultaneously nationwide so everyone was chaotic. It's no one's fault.
"Well... then shall I see you on the weekend next time too?" "Yes, I have to work during weekdays. Haha...."
KAMC.
'I should leave someday....'
Not yet. Now is the time to raise my value, go around various guilds to find out information, and learn what there is to learn.
'[Beginner Spearmanship Mastery] huh...'
A good idea came to mind.
"Ah, I have a question...." "What question?" "Bayonet skills can be seen as a form closer to spearmanship than swordsmanship, right?" "Bayonet skills... true. The name is bayonet skills (gun-sword skills), but the actual movements are closer to spearmanship. Since it's similar to handling a short spear." "Yes, thank you for the answer." "You're welcome."
'Since I plan to use guns for the time being, I can train spearmanship with bayonet skills, right?'
In my opinion, [Beginner Firearm Proficiency] is a skill that gives buffs to all actions handling firearms.
'Bayonet skills also fall under firearm proficiency.'
That means?
'If I practice bayonet skills, it means I can raise both [Beginner Firearm Proficiency] and [Beginner Spearmanship Mastery] skills simultaneously.'
'In the next request, I should deal with small fries with shooting, and strong guys with bayonet skills.'
Just in time, another request came in from Untied. This request is to wipe out a Lizardman pack. Moreover, Lizardmen are....
'Humanoid monsters that specialize in using spears.'
Truly optimized monsters for using bayonet skills.
Weapons used vary by monster. Goblins mainly use daggers. If their grade is a bit higher, they use bows or magic. Because their physique is small, it is difficult to wield large swords or spears. Conversely, Orcs mainly use greatswords. Because their physique is large, that is more effective. Conversely, they do not use daggers. Then....
"What about Lizardmen who have a physique similar to adult males?"
They mainly use spears. Looking back at human history, the spear was the main weapon. Perhaps Lizardmen had a similar history, they use spears as their main weapon.
"The number of the pack is 10...."
One Elite Warrior acting as the leader is visible in the center.
'Today's goal is that.'
Fight against the Lizardman Elite Warrior using bayonet skills. The rest?
"I should kill the rest with guns first."
Lizardmen have hard scales, but not to the extent that guns can't pierce them. It has to be about Orc skin to be hard to pierce. Orcs combine self-recovery with tough leather, so it's really hard to pierce even with bullets. If my [Beginner Firearm Proficiency] skill level rises, that will also become easy, but the gun I am holding right now is the K14 Sniper Rifle.
"Kill all the small fries except the target from the maximum possible distance."
If the distance is close, my position might be exposed quickly due to the unique senses of Lizardmen, leading to close combat. So I took a position at a very far distance.
"By the way, to think I came to the North...."
Although unified, many areas of the former North Korean region are still restricted zones. To prevent reckless development, many places are blocked as development restricted zones and are being released sequentially.... Above all, there are former North Korean residents who couldn't adapt and formed criminal groups. The place I came to perform the request is none other than North Hamgyong Province. A place with the Kaema Plateau nearby.
"Since monsters keep popping out from Kaema Plateau, it seems public power has its limits."
The client this time is none other than a public institution. North Hamgyong Province Provisional Government Office. It seems they want to erase traces by entrusting requests to the shadows due to performance quotas assigned to each public institution?
'The pack seems to have formed a systematic organization... and is that a wild boar? Leopard skin? Wild leopards were still alive even when monsters are overflowing.'
Actually, a pack of 10 is on the easier side to handle.... The problem is that an Elite Warrior is included.
"First time seeing an Elite Warrior included in a small pack."
Saying that, I controlled my breathing. Phew―. Hup―. And after measuring the distance looking at the target through the scope, I aimed at an appropriate location. Click—. Bang—!!! A loud sound was heard and a moment later.... Crunch—!!!
"Kishishit―?" "Kishishit―!"
One Lizardman's head was smashed.
'Done.'
Click—. I fired towards the second target without hesitation. Bang—!
'Good, just keep going like this.'
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